- The Boy & The Rose - A novel for studying Japanese or English.〈少年とバラ〉英語版／日本語版

第1章 In English.

The boy is there. Blue sky, shiny sun, and cool wind...

He was walking to somewhere from nowhere.

He found a dandelion, though she insisted she was a rose.

"Are you a rose?" He said.

"Why yes. Why do you ask?" She said like a girl.

"Umm...you are too adorable to be a rose. Usually, roses has terrible thorns, right?"

"Oh, thank you, boy. I love peace. So, I don't need any weapons."

The boy thought to himself, "She is liar. But, she is pure, too."

"Nice to meet you, adorable rose. But, it is time to go for me."

"Nice to meet you, too, boy. Where are you going?"

"I don't know."

"You don't know?"

"No. I have no idea about myself. Who am I? Where am I from? Why am I walking?"

"Oh...You must be scared."

"Do you think so? But, I don't. Because, I have nothing. But, that's why I will get everything!"

"Oh, you are smart. What do you want?"

"I don't know yet. But, that's why I am walking to look for it."

"...I envy you."

"Why?"

"Because, you can go anywhere if you want. But I can't."

The boy thought, "She doesn't know about herself. She can fly."

Wind is cool. But Summer is not far away.

"You will be able to go anywhere with the wind soon"

"No, I can't."

"Yes, you can."

"...Thank you. You are a good man, aren't you?"

"You are welcome. But, although I may be a good man, I may be also a bad one. I have no idea about myself, right?"

"You must be a good man."

"Why can you say that?"

"I know that you are kind."

The boy understood, "I don't know myself, but I know her. And, she doesn't know herself, but she knows me. It is a little wonderful!"

"OK. I'll be leaving now"

"Good bye, boy"

"Good bye, rose"

The boy began to walk again.

Blue sky, shiny sun, cool wind, and adorable rose...

The boy said smiling.

"The world is beautiful!"

Fin.